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The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports Skydance holds at least 36 sports-rights deals worth over $6.6 billion yearly, and sources say it’s weighing cuts to Big Ten football, NASCAR and the French Open, worth $515 million combined, ahead of pricier NFL talks.
The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that U.S.-produced scripted comedies fell from 210 series in 2021 to just 122 in 2025, a nearly 30 percent drop in share since that peak.
Oct 15The Ankler’s Elaine Low and Lesley Goldberg report that David Ellison now has 15 direct reports, with co-CEO Ynon Kreiz and president Andy Gordon emerging as his key lieutenants atop a newly merged Skydance.
Oct 13The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that David Ellison chose Casey Bloys over Cindy Holland to run Skydance’s combined streaming business, a decision that left some Paramount employees in tears.
Oct 10The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports agency sources say Casey Bloys’ HBO team has been unusually aggressive in the first 48 hours after the Skydance-Paramount-WBD merger closed, even as Ellison must still find six billion dollars in promised synergies.
Oct 8The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that an internal Disney memo tells television staffers to stop “clinging to the old way” as the company pushes to get “more efficient and cost-effective,” warning one division could shrink sharply.
Sep 27The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that David Ellison and 12 state attorneys general reached an antitrust settlement with no structural remedies, and WBD CEO David Zaslav told staff the deal will close no later than early October.
Sep 23The Ankler reports growing chatter that David Ellison could relocate Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio operations out of Los Angeles, but sources inside both companies say they aren’t taking the threat at face value.
Sep 19The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that Apple TV entered the Emmys trailing HBO/HBO Max and Netflix in nominations but won the night with 28 trophies, led by Widow’s Bay’s 14 wins. HBO took 21, Netflix fell to 16, its worst showing since 2016.
Sep 17Amazon’s Prime Video canceled its Emmy-winning drama Spider-Noir, and Sony Television is now weighing four new scripts from buzzy writers for its next live-action Spider-Man play.
Sep 15The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that FX’s Adults nearly died after weak season one ratings, but network chief John Landgraf made an unconventional request that reshaped season two. Creators Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold detail the redirect in a new Q&A.
Sep 5The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that streamers and studios are cutting guaranteed upfront money in overall deals, replacing it with success-only bonuses after getting burned overpaying showrunners in the Peak TV era, sources tell The Ankler.
Sep 3The Ankler’s Lesley Goldberg reports that California AG Rob Bonta says any settlement requires “structural remedies”: Ellison cannot keep all 50 cable networks the WBD deal would hand him — some must be sold.
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